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North Carolina Governor

In the 2020 North Carolina Governor race, Roy A. Cooper (D) won by about 5 points.

Actual result
D+4.5
Final polls said
D+10.6
17 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

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Final rankings

How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).

Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Monmouth University Polling InstituteD+5.00.5✓
2Frederick PollsD+7.02.5✓
3CiviqsD+7.02.5✓
4Cardinal Point Analytics (CardinalGPS)D+1.43.2✓
5Meeting Street InsightsD+8.03.5✓
6Gravis MarketingD+8.03.5✓
7The New York Times/Siena CollegeD+9.04.5✓
8Emerson CollegeD+9.95.4✓
9SSRSD+10.05.5✓
10Harper PollingD+10.05.5✓
11Impact ResearchD+10.05.5✓
12KFFD+10.05.5✓
13East Carolina University Center for Survey ResearchD+11.06.5✓
14SurveyUSAD+11.06.5✓
15RMG ResearchD+12.07.5✓
16University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public OpinionD+12.07.5✓
17Public Policy PollingD+12.07.5✓
18Suffolk UniversityD+12.47.9✓
19SwayableD+12.58.0✓
20Meredith College Department of History, Political Science, and International StudiesD+18.413.9✓
21Marist CollegeD+19.014.5✓
22Redfield & Wilton StrategiesD+19.014.5✓

The polls behind it

35 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Frederick Polls2020-10-302
Swayable2020-10-308
Emerson College2020-10-305
Cardinal Point Analytics (CardinalGPS)2020-10-273
SSRS2020-10-275

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2020 North Carolina Governor race?

Roy A. Cooper (D) won, by about 4.5 points (D+4.5).

When was the 2020 North Carolina Governor election held?

It was held in November 2020.

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